Poll

Education

Timothy Burgess II has been selected for membership in Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society for college students. ODK recognizes and encourages superior scholarship, leadership and exemplary character.

With a passion for music, Rosanna Helton was named to the All-State choir.

“When I found out, my first reaction was to call my mom, because I was so excited and I wanted her to know,” Helton, a senior at Grant County High School, said. “I was completely amazed that I made it because tryouts were really hard. I was the only one for GCHS that went. I had never met the people I performed with before I met them that day. I had never heard them sing or heard their voices. I didn’t even know their names.”

Jordan Schadler is a Grant County FFA Committee Chairperson and is a student in the co-op program at Grant County High School. He works through the co-op program at the Kentucky Veterans North Cemetery located in Williamstown. He has been employed at the cemetery since it opened this past summer. His main responsibility at the cemetery is keeping the lawn presentable to the guests.

On Nov. 1, the Grant County High School Speech and Drama Team attended the Boone County High School / Calloway County High School Swing Invitational Forensics Tournaments held in Florence. Thirteen teams from across the commonwealth were in attendance for the first official ‘kick-off’ tournament of the season.

For a swing tournament, two different schools hold their individual tournaments simultaneously, giving students two chances to final in each of their events.